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Mullin, Brian; Wu, Sherelle – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2021
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge nationwide, the newly approved COVID-19 vaccines cannot come soon enough. Although higher education institutions (HEIs) are not at the top of the priority list to receive scarce early doses of the vaccine, colleges and universities should prepare for how they will handle vaccination on their campuses. In…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Colleges
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Fredricks, Karla – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2019
War and other forms of conflict are frequently the culprit for disrupted immunization practices, as government attention and funding are diverted elsewhere and people are displaced due to fighting. In other instances, the causes are related to deficiencies in resources and infrastructure, such as limited quantities of vaccinations and/or…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Immigrants, Incidence, Access to Health Care
Messonnier, Nancy – ZERO TO THREE, 2017
Physical health is a key component of early childhood development and school readiness. By keeping children healthy and decreasing the chances of disease outbreaks, immunizations help early childhood programs create a safe environment for children. While overall vaccination rates are high nationally for most vaccines routinely recommended for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Physical Health, Immunization Programs, Health Promotion
The White House, 2021
The National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness provides a roadmap to guide America out of the worst public health crisis in a century. It outlines an actionable plan across the federal government to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including twelve initial executive actions issued by President Biden on his first two days…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Emergency Programs, Disease Control, COVID-19
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Huey, Michael J.; Crihfield, Connie; Jopp, Devin – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: On the occasion of the American College Health Association's (ACHA) 100th anniversary, this article seeks to explore the second fifty years of its organizational history, as well as many of the key historical moments in the field of American college health. Materials and methods: This article examines ACHA's second fifty years,…
Descriptors: College Students, Health, Well Being, Governance
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Leung, Melanie; O'Neal, Desiree; Ondrasek, Naomi; Melnick, Hanna – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in the United States in March 2020, districts across the nation have faced the difficult task of reopening schools safely and keeping them open. It is useful to learn from the successes of districts that have used multilayered mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of in-school transmission. This brief…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, School Schedules
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2021
President Biden is committed to seeking and providing the necessary resources to support the safe operation of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and addressing the ongoing impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education students, adult education students, faculty, and staff. In Volume 3 of this Handbook, a series to support…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education, College Students
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Mazyck, Donna – Journal of School Nursing, 2010
School-located vaccination has a long history in the United States. The 2008 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation for annual influenza vaccination of all children 6 months through 18 years of age adds approximately 30 million individuals to the overall cohort recommended to have a yearly vaccination. The ability to…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Child Health, Clinics, School Health Services
Graville, Iris – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
Theories and practices in early childhood education continually evolve, and the same is true in the health field. Such change is especially apparent in the area of childhood immunizations. Since vaccination to prevent smallpox was first started in the late 1700s, recommendations for which immunizations to give and when to give them have been…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Immunization Programs, Public Health, Young Children
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually publishes an immunization schedule for persons aged 0 through 18 years that summarizes recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children aged 18 years and younger and includes recommendations in effect as of December 15, 2009. The changes to the previous schedule are…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Immunization Programs, Child Health, Children
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Li, Christina; Freedman, Marian – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
Seasonal influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. It also has major social and economic consequences in the form of high rates of absenteeism from school and work as well as significant treatment and hospitalization costs. In fact, annual influenza epidemics and the resulting deaths and lost days of productivity…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Communicable Diseases, Health Promotion, Prevention
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Sullivan, Megan – Science Teacher, 2010
The search for an AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) vaccine is truly a global effort, with university laboratories, biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofit research organizations, hospitals, and clinics all working together to develop an effective vaccine as quickly as possible. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Ransom, James – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
Universal childhood influenza vaccination presents challenges and opportunities for health care and public health systems to vaccinate the children who fall under the new recommendation. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations and guidelines are helpful, but they do not provide strategies on how to deliver immunization…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Public Health, Child Health, Clinics
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2010
School-based health centers (SBHCs) and school nurses know that healthy students learn better. They share an important mission: providing preventive care for all students they serve, with the goal of keeping students in class learning. They both: (1) Educate students and families about healthy behaviors and nutrition; (2) Enroll students and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Education, Health Behavior, Nutrition Instruction
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Ehrhardt, Jeanie – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
At least 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the United States, accounting for at least 4,000 deaths. Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women. The human papilloma virus (HPV) has been linked to at least 70% of all cervical cancer. HPV can be divided into 2 categories: (a) low risk,…
Descriptors: Females, School Nurses, Immunization Programs, Cancer
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